The Complete Illustrated Guide to Aromatherapy

By Julia Lawless

Book Overview

The ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all practiced aromatherapy, but it is only in the last decade that the benefits of aromatic oils have been generally recognized. This encyclopedia of remedies and techniques covers every application of aromatherapy from cosmetic and clinical to perfumery and explains how aromatic oils can be used simply and effectively to treat a wide variety of health complaints. Full-color illustrations. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852309873
• ISBN13: 9781852309879
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Element Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.7" x 11.6"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive and practical information on aromatherapy!

This book is *excellent*! Really detailed and comprehensive. It includes:1. A section on how aromatherapy can be practiced at home (lotions/treatment oils/steams/perfume blending/proportions -- and more!)2. A detailed section on massages and carrier oils3. Info on medicinal/clinical aromatherapy4. A very comprehensive section on common conditions that can be treated by aromatherapy5. A detailed section on the essential oils...

Wonderful reference book

The lay out of this book is beautifully done. It's a wonderful quick reference guide because of this. The photos make it very visually interesting, and it is very easy to find information on whichever topic is of most interest to you. I also appreciate the fact that for each recipe, she also provides a list of other essential oils that work well for that condition.

Aromatherapy By Julia Lawless

My sister and I recived this book and some Essential oils for Christmas. This book is a great book if you want to go into Aromatherapy or Message therapy. It tell you how to mix the oils and ways to message them into you aching muscles. It shows you some great hair treatments and how to relax those horrible hedaches away. It shows you some pressure points to ice when having heat exshastion or heat stroke. In my over all...

A must-have!

This is a wonderful reference book on essential oils. I am especially glad for the section on oils with cautions or oils that should not be used at all in aromatherapy. I keep this book close by at all times... it has become indispensable!